Table 3.
Analysis of leaf anatomical structuresThe table shows measurements of leaf anatomical structures from leaf sections and single mesophyll cell preparation in the form of ‘mean±SD’ for n=5–40. An unpaired t-test was performed for statistics: * significant at the P <0.05 level; ** significant at the P <0.01 level.
| ep3 NMU mutant | Hwasunchalbyeo | ep3 T-DNA line | Hwayoungbyeo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major vein width (µm) | 114.21±5.44 | 119.05±2.59 | 115.96±5.88 | 118.66±3.37 |
| Minor vein width (µm) | 46.75±1.39** | 41.44±1.13 | 44.21±1.91 | 43.19±1.39 |
| Leaf thickness at | 174.34±5.44 | 182.97±2.59 | 179.80±5.88 | 176.11±3.37 |
| major vein (µm) | ||||
| Leaf thickness at | 85.39±1.64 | 85.33±1.85 | 87.07±1.80 | 91.52±1.49 |
| minor vein (µm) | ||||
| Leaf thickness at | 86.11±2.18 | 83.07±2.07 | 80.52±1.69** | 88.13±1.64 |
| bulliform cells (µm) | ||||
| Interveinal distance between | 137.01±4.09 | 143.16±4.09 | 122.12±5.08 | 124.76±2.02 |
| major vein and minor vein (µm) | ||||
| Interveinal distance between | 139.99±3.03* | 150.73±3.19 | 128.35±4.40 | 129.57±3.52 |
| minor veins (µm) | ||||
| Mesophyll cell area (µm2) | 279.62±8.35 | 296.91±8.99 | 331.40±10.83 | 347.18±11.73 |
| Mesophyll cell lobe number | 7.08±0.28 | 7.44±0.26 | 7.36±0.23 | 7.68±0.243 |